Shavy Babicka

Shavy Babicka

Babicka in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Shavy Warren Babicka
Date of birth	(2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Libreville, Gabon
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Toulouse
Number	80
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Mangasport
2018–2021	Kiyovu
2021–2024	Aris Limassol	75	(12)
2024–	Toulouse	15	(4)
International career^‡
2022–	Gabon	15	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Shavy Warren Babicka (born 1 June 2000) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a winger for French Ligue 1 club Toulouse[1] and the Gabon national team.

Club career

Mangasport

Babicka began his senior career in his native Gabon with Mangasport.[2]

Kiyovu

From 2018 to 2021, he played in Rwanda with Kiyovu.[3]

Aris Limassol

On 5 August 2021, Babicka transferred to the Cypriot club Aris Limassol, together with his compatriot Alex Moucketou-Moussounda.[4] He scored four goals and made six assists in the 2021–22 season in Cyprus, and was nominated as one of the best attacking players of the season.[5]

Toulouse

On 14 January 2024, Aris Limassol announced Babicka's transfer to French club Toulouse for a fee of €2.75 million, which was the record high fee received by Aris.[6]

International career

Babicka was called up to the Gabon national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in June 2022.[7] He debuted with Gabon in a 1–0 win over DR Congo on 3 June 2022, scoring the game-winning goal.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 September 2024[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aris Limassol	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	28	3	1	0	—		—		29	3
	2022–23		35	7	1	0	1[a]	0	—		37	7
	2023–24		12	1	0	0	11[b]	4	1[c]	0	22	5
	Total		73	11	2	0	12	4	1	0	88	15
Toulouse	2023–24	Ligue 1	12	1	1	0	2	0	—		15	1
	2024–25		3	3	0	0	0	0	—		3	3
	Total		15	4	1	0	2	0	-		18	4
Career total			88	15	3	0	14	4	1	0	96	19

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Gabon	2022	3	1
	2023	6	0
	2024	8	2
Total		17	3

Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babicka goal.

List of international goals scored by Shavy Babicka

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	4 June 2022	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	DR Congo	1–0	1–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[11]
2	10 September 2024	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	Central African Republic	2–0	2–0	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[12]
3	15 October 2024	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Lesotho	1–0	2–0	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[13]

References

1. "Shavy Babicka". Aris Limassol.
2. "Waren Shavy BABICKA : La nouvelle trouvaille du Kiyovu Sport de Kingali". alibreville.com.
3. Saddam, Mihigo. "Nsanzimfura na Shavy Babicka bafashije Kiyovu Sport gutsinda Heroes FC-AMAFOTO - Inyarwanda.com". inyarwanda.com.
4. "Alex Moucketou Moussounda et Shavy Warren Babicka s'engagent avec le club Chypriote de Aris Limassol (...) - GABONEWS". www.gabonews.com.
5. sonapresse, L'Union (18 May 2022). "Shavy Babicka convoqué demain par Patrice Neveu ?". L'UNION | L'actualité du Gabon.
6. "RECORD FEE FOR BABICKA TRANSFER!". Aris Limassol. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
7. "Éliminatoires CAN 2023: Retour d'Appidangoye et de nouvelles têtes sur la liste de Neveu". 22 May 2022.
8. Lantheaume, Romain (4 June 2022). "CAN 2023 : héroïque, le Gabon fait sensation en RDC !". Afrik-Foot.
9. "Shavy Babicka". footballdatabase.
10. "Shavy Babicka". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
11. "DR Congo vs. Gabon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
12. "Gabon vs. Central African Republic". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
13. "Lesotho vs. Gabon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

External links

• Shavy Babicka at Soccerway